#F4E69D#F4E69D
#F4E69D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.783; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.093 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E69D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 230, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 80%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 36%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 35.7%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.90, -5.63, 37.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.90, 37.75, 98.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.96% -0.014 0.0923) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.96% 0.093 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.6919, 78.2630, 43.2215) |
| Luminance | 0.7826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.25
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.00
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.13
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.16
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.72
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E69D #9DABF4
analogous
#F4BA9D #F4E69D #D6F49D
triadic
#F4E69D #9DF4E6 #E69DF4
tetradic
#F4E69D #9DF4BA #9DABF4 #F49DD6
square
#F4E69D #9DF4BA #9DABF4 #F49DD6
split-complementary
#F4E69D #9DD6F4 #BA9DF4
monochromatic
#E8CA2F #EED866 #F4E69D #FAF4D4 #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F4E69D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.65
#F4E69D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E69D
16.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E69D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E69D | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.65 | 16.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4E298
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E7A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDCD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e69d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 230, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.093 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9edba',
500: '#f4e69d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e69d; $custom-light: #f9edba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e69d",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 230,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.345,
"s": 79.817,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9196,
"c": 0.09335,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.78261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E69D
secondary
#6375D3
accent
#2BDC09
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171612
muted
#858482